Bale-band tie.



WITNESSES I. M. THOMPSON.

BALE BAND TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15, 1913 1,095,946, Patented May 5, 1914.

ATTORNEYS @FFTC.

IRWIN MILTON THOMPSON, OF DE BIDDER, LOUISIANA.

BALE-BAND TIE.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that I, TRwIN M. THOMPSON, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of De Bidder, in the parishof Beauregard and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and ImprovedBale-Band Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved tie whichmay be stamped out, formed with a body having.

a-pair'of aperturestherein and a tongue extending from one side of thebody formed with a bevel end or spur portion. The body is bent so as toextend atright angles to the tongue and is designed to have the baleband or wire passed through the aperture therein, while thetongue isdesigned to be bent in a general direction toward the body, but inclinedto one side so as to cause the spur to enter the bale at one side of thepor-.

tion of the tongue which joins the body.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of an embodiment of my invent-ion shownapplied; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, afragmentary portionof the bale being shown in connection therewith; Fig.3 is a slightly enlarged perspective view of the tie just previous tothe application thereof to the bale; and Fig. 4 is a top plan view ofthe blank.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicate a bale ofwood, though the tie may be applied to bales of various material.Surrounding the bale 1 is a band or wire 2 connected at its end with thetie 3. The tie 3 is formed with a body 4 bent at 5 so that aperture ,6will extend at substantially right angles to aperture 7 In applying thetie or wire 2 it is first passed through aperture 7 and then throughaper- Specification of Letters Patent;

Application filed May 15, 19.13.

Patented May 5, 1914. Serial No. 767,74 9.

ture (3 for a short distance, after which the main part of the wire isbent to the position shown in Fig. 1 and then passed around the bale sothat the end 8 may be caused to properly engage the tongue 9. The tongue9 extends from one side of the body 4, as more clearlyshown in Figs. 2and 4, and occupies approximately half the width of the body 42. This isdesirable as it assists in permitting a maximum number of ties to bestamped out of a given sheet of material and also permits the crown orspur 10 to be forced into the bale 1 at one side of the juncture of thetongue 9 and the body 4, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2, the spur being bent so as to enter the bale with the grain. It will be noted fromthe drawings that the tongue 9 is bent at 11, the bend being at anincline so that when the tongue 9 bent over upon itself, the spur orprong l0 will not engage the body 4 or part of the tongue, The prong orspur 10 is merely abeveled or sharpened end of the tongue 9 bent at 12to the correct angle for properly entering the bale. It will also benoted that the diagonally bending 0r positioning of the tongue causesthe binding wire 2 to partially strain edgewise against the tonguewhereby the tongue cannot be easily lifted.

From Fig. 1 it will be clearly seen how one cnd of the wire 2 is loopedthrough the apertures in the body 4:. The opposite end is wound aroundthe tongue 9 at the bend 11 so that when the outer end of the tongue 9is bent down to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the wire will beclamped in position. In order to prevent any longitudinal slipping ofthe tie or wire 2, the prong or spur 10 is driven into the bale 1.

Informing the bale tie as described, it will be noted that the bendingof the tongue 9 at an angle, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2,presents a structure in which the strain on the tongue is not directlyin line with the bent over portion so that the diagonal bending of thetongue changes the direction of strain and thus relieves the tongue ofpart of the lifting or unbending strain. If the tongue 9 was bentdirectly back upon itself the strain on the wire or cable 2 would to acertain extent tend to unbend the tongue, but by the diagonal positionof the tongue the strain is more in an edgewise direction against thetongue so that the unbending tendency is reduced to a minimum. Thisconstruction is of special importance and advantage When tying bales ofveneer as in cases of this kind thespur l can not be used as it willsplit the veneer. In instances of this kind the spur is straightened outand the tongue 9 bent over to the position shown in Fig. 2, Without thespur entering the bale. By the diagonal position of the bent overportion of the tongue the binding wire 2 Will pull in a substantiallyedgewise direction against the tongue and especially against the bentover portion for properly holding the tie in position and holding thebale oft veneer strips together.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A bale tic comprising a plate formed with spaced apertures, a tongueextending from one end of the plate, said tongue being bent upon itselfat a diagonal angle, and means projecting from the end of the tongue forentering the material being held, said means entering said material atone side of the juncture of the tongue and plate.

A bale band tie having a body portion bent intermediate its length, eachof the bent portions of said body being formed with a band receivingopening, a tongue projecting from the side of one end of said body, anda spur projecting from the end of said tongue, said spur being set at anangle to said tongue, and said tongue being bent upon itself andinclined to one side, Whereby the spur Will be positioned adjacent thejuncture of the tongue and body portion, the angle of the spur inrespect to the tongue being such as to cause the spur to extend parallelwith the line of juncture of said bent portions otsaid body when thespur is in use.

3. A bale band tie, comprising a plate formed with a body designed toreceive the end of a band, a tongue extending from one end ot' saidbody, said tongue being bent upon itself at a diagonal angle, and a spurprojecting from the end of the tongue for entering the material beingheld, said spur entering said inaterlal at one side of the pincture ot'the tongue and plate,

In testimony W iereof I have signed my name to this specification 1n thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

TRKVIN MILTON TIIOMPSON.

Witnesses (lnns. E. Pinnriirs, J. B. TI-IORNHILL.

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